The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-10-23

shall run as often as the convenience OF the
public shall require. and shall be subject to
spect thereto In the transportation Of ,passen-
gers and freight in suitable cars az the Com
mon Council Of the city Of New York may
MIR. Dean said that this clause undoubtedly
placed 1t within the power Of the COMMON
matter OF L overerowding. ANY ordinance that
they would pass In this regard, which would pc
in the interests Of the people. would undoubt-
' In England the law in this regard is very
strict. No car is allowed to carry single pas
gose o %
being violated. The railway officials and pas
senaGsr;s also understand the law ana arfeS's
The reporter jumped On to q Broadsyaly car car
and rode from Bowling Green 1t was sySentx
shoppers from Staten Island and Brooklyn.
were transferred to the car from the stage that
remained comparativeiy empty until It reached
Rector street There half q dozen business
and brokers and two %nG wSmsH got 1a
SSyi fn9R pGSsse
on one ei PASSENGER a dress and knecked news.
paper OF an elderly mans lap. Both glared at
ii wasn't afraid Of starving. "a give ri. up
hardest line in the city to work on. Tho pso-
S h9 IN "a &c
inn sa do the Wofs s parts q the city,
first place. with the public. Of course. II they
were not in 50 much OF q hurry. they would
T S for THAT a. mot thew
car II they have to hold on BY their teeth. and
H Ss se9 x
cars frequently are. The seats arc ali occu-
the bs Ct as car and poh S ST
e ride : dozen blocks: Il Is Rext e lmpSssi.
ore the very y ones me- Who want chsnge and they
are ready to knock the head of the conductor
he carries them half block further her than
duc duct viii find himself from fve cents to q
quarter out on every trip IN mistakes In
he weSidn't have a cent left for himself when
he's got to 1T enough srss g s uHfsGs
thief Spoilers lurk everywhere, and he
doesn't S know how soon one may nab a, him: ~.
find It easy to booklet fares in crowd. even
when they, have made no mistakes In the
change These condnet9 95 IKE cr =, and
Bic. They divide what they make in that way
iew less than the PUBIC aiS Ewes thsn
From cortlapdt street up the car was contin,
stepped of, another got on. Many Of them
scowled at the conductor and wanted to know
c whi aey Pan s hs
and . woman carrying 2 child IN her arms
boarded the car. It was then 80 crowded that
let the newcomers get on It was with the
greatest difficulty that the conductor forced .
9 the e IN es hS
before one Of the men who had seat grudg-
ingly got up and gave 1t to her. During that
s%s ss but
That woman ought to know better than to
Several others, nodded assent. but the con-
haired woman. and two small girls were AMONG
as FSarteshth Street. Their business was ev VI
had boarded 1t when 1t was full Of people, most
TsTs sdi eaSt ABOUT said til.
Ing ought to be stopped. I've got business TO
Ing, but these persons who are In delicate
health. or old. or weak, ought to be willing to
ouT syk ne
only run every hall hour or SO, they would ct
city even when they have nothing to do"
The driver also had opinions. He was pin
.ns sar saG sSuH
MY arms and legs feel as though they were
said i've only Kept from
ing TO the brake. My other arm is used to pull
Ing on the horses, SO that l manage TO get
sc Ra o dtS ght aTsys S sss hoHeh
bad. II no car was allowed to carry more pas
easy time 1t. Itwould be better for tho pub
lie In many ways, AS long as there are pas;
sengers to be carried the COMPANIES would find
fares, That would mean much quicker trips
Forty second Street Ferry line the conductor
and driver said that they carried more than
Twice their IT. seating cHRasy the early morn
number OF cars would just about ,accommo-
date the number Of passengers they carry.
cars at present. and the number couid be in
creased without any difficulty.
=, The cross-town lines at Eighth, Fourteenth.
frequently crowded during the middle OF the
day. All but the last are much used by shop
Der OF cars on these lines is altogether insuffi.
reason, except the desire Of the companies to
matters by providing better and cleaner oars.
Wero Allowed To- sea ON tSaa eeld RS seSe
the cars would not be so filthy as they now are.
On this and all the east side lines there arc
always lots Of babies. and women with baskets
and bundles. The East Broadway and Thirty
fourth Street Ferry Railroad. the Grand Street
Gross Town line. and the Prince street line also
to be Just as foolish as the men about getting
on, crowded cars. and, inasmuch as the old
sSer the consoauences In making a s n POUNDS
the reporter saw dozen women on these east
side cars standing for long distances.
m ha ina
and others bundles and baskets. Nearly all
got on after the car had been packed beyond
all reasonable limit, OF these women, three
were on Second avenue cars. two on the Third
avenue, two on the East Broadway road, and
the others on the GROSS town roade.
ductoF., Q good-loQking. bearded man who
would have passed as wall street broker OF
coall3ags professor, We e. suspiei1ua en- =